Jungle Base

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Jungle Base

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    23 May 2026
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Floor

  1. Paint 2 coats of Hobgrot Hide over a Black basecoat.
  2. Wash thinned with Lahmian Medium some Umbral Umber
  3. Followed by a wash straight out of the pot of Nuln Oil
  4. Liberally drybrush over the whole base with Ancient Forest and then a lighter drybrush of Karak Stone

Twigs and Branches

  1. Base all the wood with Ancient Forest
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil
  3. Highlight with a 1:1 mix of Ancient Forest and Rakarth Flesh if the wood is large enough, I drybrush it on.
  4. Then a further highlight of Rakarth Flesh and if needed I add a little white to the Rakarth (Generally on the smaller twigs, so they can stand out)
  5. -Extra Step- I use Mantis Warriors Green over some Ork Flesh for some moss and on the broken parts like the ends of the branches I add some Aggaros Dunes to add some interest.

Leaves

  1. First I based the leaves with Hobgrot Hide
  2. Then I washed them with slightly thinned Mantis Warriors Green Once dry I then did this again but focused more on the center of the leaf.
  3. I then added some thinned Blood Angels Red to the edges.
  4. I painted a thin line down the center of each leaf with Hobgrot Hide as a vein for a little realism.

Rocks

  1. I based the rocks with a 1:1 mix of Rakarth Flesh and Neutral Grey
  2. Then washed them with thinned Athonian Camoshade before a select wash of Agrax Earthshade focusing the Agrax around the darkest areas and lower parts of larger rocks.
  3. Then I highlighted and edged the rocks with the base mix again.
    I also added some of the moss from the earlier stepps afterwards, conservatively.
Citadel Painting System 11
Base 2
  • Hobgrot Hide
  • Rakarth Flesh
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Athonian Camoshade
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 1
  • Karak Stone
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Contrast 4
  • Aggaros Dunes
  • Blood Angels Red
  • Mantis Warriors Green
  • Ork Flesh
Formula P3
Layer 1
  • Umbral Umber
Two Thin Coats
Midtone 1
  • Ancient Forest
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.992 Neutral Grey
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